Tiger Sharks
| 03/06/25 @ Cottondale | 7 |
| 03/03/25 @ Franklin County | 1 |
| 02/28/25 vs Vernon | 15 |
| 02/20/25 @ Wewahitchka | 10 |
| 02/18/25 vs Marianna | 16 |
The Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks will square off against the Abbeville Christian Academy Generals at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Port St. Joe is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
Port St. Joe made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Cottondale, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Port St. Joe's pitchers stepped up to hand Cottondale a 7-0 shutout on Thursday. While the Tiger Sharks didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Christina Clayton made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that she hit this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Addy Silcox, who scored two runs and stole Four bases. while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Armstead, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI.
Port St. Joe was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cottondale only posted a batting average of .231.
Meanwhile, Abbeville Christian Academy unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of Holmes County by a score of 7-5 last Monday. The Generals' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Port St. Joe's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Abbeville Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
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